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Ildikó von Kürthy: "Menopause is a biological scandal"

The menopause also plays a role in her new novel "Half an Eternity". In real life, the author criticizes the lack of information on this underestimated topic.

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Ildikó von Kürthy, author, comes to an event. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Ildikó von Kürthy, author, comes to an event. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

People - Ildikó von Kürthy: "Menopause is a biological scandal"

Bestselling author Ildikó von Kürthy (55) has called for more information about the menopause. "The menopause is a biological scandal, and it is also a scandal how little doctors know about it," Kürthy told the German Press Agency in Hamburg. Even gynecologists often know very little about it. "Women are not informed or are misinformed and are still told that they just have to put up with menopausal symptoms," said the author. But you don't have to. "Nine million women suffer massively in some cases. And the whole of humanity suffers too. If there was a male menopause, the issue would not be dismissed as a niche problem. It's a scandalously underestimated issue."

The author has no objections to ageing per se. "I like to see myself getting older. I've never had anything against looking as old as I am." Her belly matches her hair color, her neck matches her face, her inner maturity matches her outer maturity. "For me, it's not a bad thing to feel as old as you are. Quite the opposite! I'm 55 and of course I don't feel like I did when I was 30. If I did, I would have lived 25 years for nothing and not developed any further. It's a horrible idea."

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  1. Ildikó von Kürthy's book about menopause has gained significant popularity in German-speaking literature.
  2. The German Press Agency in Hamburg reported on the event where von Kürthy criticized the lack of information about menopause in Germany.
  3. The German scandal of underestimating menopause as a women's issue has been highlighted by von Kürthy's comparison to an imagined male menopause.
  4. The German city of Hamburg has been a backdrop for von Kürthy's advocacy for better understanding and treatment of menopause symptoms, as reflected in her conversations with local and international media outlets, such as the German Press Agency.

Source: www.stern.de

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